Cod (Fish)

News about Cod (Fish), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 2, 2015

Op-Ed article by Prof W Jeffrey Bolster underscores importance of understanding ban on cod fishing in Gulf of Maine in historical context of large-scale, long-term environmental degradation of the oceans by Americans; blames continued depletion of fish stock on system as a whole, which has been incapable of making correct decision of exploiting fish stock more sustainably. MORE

Dec. 15, 2014

Rapidly warming waters in Gulf of Maine are threatening commercial fishing industry as cod and other fish flee to cooler regions; collapsing populations have forced regulators to suspend cod fishing for six months; it is unclear whether change is truly linked to global warming, as years of overfishing have muddied efforts to accurately gauge climate change's impact on the gulf. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

New restrictions on commercial cod fishing in Gulf of Maine, imposed by federal government in effort to restore fishery from record low, are likely to make fish more expensive for consumers. MORE

Nov. 11, 2014

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration restricts commercial fishing for Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine. MORE

Jan. 31, 2013

New England fishery management officials vote to impose drastic new cuts to commercial harvest of cod along Atlantic coast, saying only way to save centuries-old cod fishing industry is to sharply limit it; say cod stands on verge of extinction. MORE

Jan. 31, 2013

Op-Ed article by marine conservation biologist Callum Roberts calls on federal government to hold firm and keep thousands of square miles of ocean off New England closed to commercial fishing; contends depleted stocks of cod and other species are still recovering from over-exploitation and New Englanders must resist temptation to squander resources in a splurge that would impoverish seas and industry once again. MORE

Sep. 24, 2012

Editorial warns that New England cod populations are far below the number required for a sustainable fishery, despite conservation efforts; suggests that international rules and quotas governing cod-fishing are protecting fishermen more than cod. MORE

Feb. 12, 2012

Fishermen and federal officials are grappling with the increasingly bleak prospect of saving the historic New England cod industry from collapse amid troubles with the health of Gulf of Maine cod; meeting comes on the heels of regulators easing limits, but projections show that fishermen still face cuts to allowed catches in 2013 that most will not survive. MORE

Dec. 11, 2011

Federal regulators are considering restricting or shutting down cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine, raising fears for the future of an industry that has sustained New England for centuries; new data suggest that the status of the humble fish is much worse than previously thought; fishermen insist that there are plenty of cod and that the real problem is fuzzy science; say the data are grossly inconsistent, pointing to a 2008 federal report that concluded that Gulf of Maine cod, though historically overfished, were well on the way to recovery. MORE

Magazine Desk

The beef of the sea, as cod is sometimes called, was the source of New England's early wealth. It was also the first fish to be traded globally, and even today, the economy of Iceland still depends on it.

October 5, 1997magazineNews

Foreign Desk

The cod are disappearing from the deep gray waters that stretch to the horizon from this gull-festooned town, a stark reminder that there is a finite number of fish in the sea and that man's growing appetite for seafood, if left unchecked, could eventually drive many species to extinction.

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